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Police have arrested 26-year-old William Broussard of Lafayette in one of four shootings Friday on Lafayette’s north side. The series of shootings resulted in one death. Two victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

At this point, it is unclear if the shootings are related, or if they are connected to a shooting that happened Thursday.

Broussard has been charged with one count of attempted second degree murder in a shooting around 1 p.m. at Griff’s Food Mart in the 900 block of West Simcoe Street, according to KLFY-TV.

Lafayette police spokesman Cpl. Paul Mouton said the victim was inside the store when at least two men entered. There was some type of exchange among the men, the victim was shot and two suspects fled, Mouton said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital and is in critical but guarded condition, according to KLFY-TV.

In 2010, Broussard was arrested for shooting and killing 18-year-old Joshua Kelly on Friendship Street in Lafayette. He pled guilty to negligent homicide in that case, according to information obtained from the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Courts.

The shootings began around 10:30 a.m. Friday when shots were heard on Happiness Street near its intersection with Gilman Road. According to Lafayette police, officers arrived and found a man dead inside a white pickup truck.

As officers were securing that scene, they heard multiple gunshots from the 1100 block of North St. Antoine Street. According to police, the victim of that shooting drove a white four-door car toward officers on West Gilman. The male victim from the car was taken to an area hospital and is in critical condition.

Around 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of gunfire in the area of Carver and Foote streets. No injuries were reported, but officers found a vehicle damaged in the area.

Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux said “it’s a very, very sad day for Lafayette.” Some of the shootings happened in his district.

Boudreaux, who’s an outspoken activist to remove guns from the streets, called the shootings “very tragic,” but said they’re “disappointing and discouraging” signs that there’s still “much work left to be done.”

“We have to examine this on all fronts,” he said. “The worst thing one could do right now is point out one single element. So many things are broken.”

Although Boudreaux admitted there are shortcomings in education, job opportunities and law enforcement — referring specifically to the average of five vacancies Lafayette police have at any given time — the root of the problem is “with the family structure.”

“We need to figure out how our children are getting access to these guns,” Boudreaux said.

Friday’s incidents come on the heels of a shooting around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Happiness Street. In that case, police said the victim was standing outside his home when a man walked up to him and told him to empty his pockets. The victim complied, but the suspect reportedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim three times before fleeing the scene. The victim was struck in both legs and in the back. He is listed in stable condition at a local hospital.

Friday shootings

•At 10:30 a.m. shots were heard on Happiness Street near its intersection with Gilman Road.

•While police were securing that scene, shots were fired in the 1100 block of North St. Antoine Street

•Around 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of gunfire near Carver and Foote streets

•At about 1 p.m., a man was shot at Griff’s Food Mart in the 900 block of West Simcoe Street